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By the CNN Wire Staff updated 7:33 AM EDT, Wed September 5, 2012

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First CNN Fact Check: About those 4.5 million jobs ... lady Michelle CNN Reality Check: 4.5 million jobs created? Obama wraps (CNN) -- Anyone watching the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night heard the number 4.5 up day million several times. one of "Despite incredible odds and united Republican opposition, our president took action, and now we've seen the Democratic 4.5 million new jobs," San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, the party's keynote speaker, said. National Convention Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who served as President Barack Obama's chief of staff, and Massachusetts in Gov. Deval Patrick, who followed Obama's November rival Mitt Romney as governor of Massachusetts, Charlotte, North cited the same number. both Carolina, on It's a big-sounding number, given the still-sputtering job market. So we're giving it a close eyeballing. Tuesday, September The facts: 4. President Baracknumber Castro cites is an accurate description of the growth of private-sector jobs since January 2010, The Obama when the long, steep slide in employment finally hit bottom. But while a total of 4.5 million jobs sounds will great, it's not the whole picture. speak and accept Nonfarm private payrolls hit a post-recession low of 106.8 the million that month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor party's nomination Statistics. The figure currently stands at 111.3 million as of at July. the outdoor While that is indeed a gain of 4.5 million, it's only a net gain Bank of of 300,000 over the course of the Obama administration to America date. The private jobs figure stood at 111 million in January stadium, 2009, the month Obama took office. "rain Watch full speech of Julian Castro or shine," total nonfarm payrolls, including government workers, are down from 133.6 million workers at the And on beginning of 2009 to 133.2 million in July 2012. There's been a net loss of nearly 1 million public-sector Thursday, jobs since Obama took office, despite a surge in temporary hiring for the 2010 census. the final day Meanwhile, the jobs that have come back aren't the same ones that were lost. of the According to a study released last week by the liberal-leaning National Employment Law Project, low-wage convention. Afields such as retail sales and food service are adding jobs nearly three times as fast as higher-paid sea occupations. of signs Conclusion: welcomes the first figure of 4.5 million jobs is accurate if you look at the most favorable period and category for the The lady administration. But overall, there are still fewer people working now than when Obama took office at the onto

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the height of the recession. stage Tuesday Full coverage of the Democratic National Convention at the Time lady seeks to reignite flame for the president First Warner Cable CNN's Matt Smith and Lindsey Knight contributed to this Arena. Delegates ADVERTISEMENT listen to Michelle Obama's speech Tuesday. The first lady offered a personal perspective on why her husband should be re-elected. Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro and his brother, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, wave to the audience Tuesday. Julian Castro gives the keynote address Tuesday night. "Mitt Romney, quite simply, doesn't get it," he declared. Massachusetts

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Gov. Deval Patrick speaks during day one of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on Tuesday. Lilly Ledbetter, whose fight for equal pay resulted in the Fair Pay Act, takes the stage on Tuesday. First lady Michelle Obama's brother, Craig Robinson, and President Barack Obama's half-sister, Dr. Maya Kassandra Soetoro-Ng, speak on Tuesday. People hold signs Tuesday that read "Forward" and "Not

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Back." Actorproducer Kal Penn speaks on Tuesday. People listen to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday. Rahm Emanuel, who served as President Barack Obama's first chief of staff, addresses the crowd Tuesday. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius walks onstage Tuesday. Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland takes the podium on Tuesday. Robert Rios from the Virgin Islands waves a state flag on

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Tuesday. Stacey Lihn of Arizona speaks on Tuesday as her husband, Caleb, holds her crying daughter, Emmy, and other daughter, Zoe Madison. A detail of the prosthetic legs of Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran who is running for the U.S. House from Illinois, is shown at the podium on Tuesday. President of NARAL Pro-Choice America Nancy Keenan speaks on Tuesday. Audience members wave American

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flags Tuesday. Maria Ciano, who grew up a conservative Republican, addresses the DNC crowd Tuesday Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy holds his child as he speaks to the media Tuesday. He is a son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. U.S. House candidate Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts takes the stage Tuesday. Joe Kennedy III speaks Tuesday during the Democratic National Convention. A video tribute to

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the late Sen. Ted Kennedy is displayed Tuesday in Charlotte. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks onstage with other female members of Congress on Tuesday. Pelosi and other female members of Congress applaud on Tuesday. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar sports a cowboy hat while taking the stage Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to an applauding crowd on Tuesday. DNC

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delegates cheer during Tuesday's program. Former President Jimmy Carter addresses the convention in a videotaped message. Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine speaks to the convention. A man from the Texas delegation stands under a campaign sign. A baby sleeps during Tuesday's speeches. North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue welcomes the convention to her state. The Rev. Jesse Jackson attends the convention. Newark Mayor Cory Booker points

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to the crowd during his speech on Tuesday. A woman cheers during Tuesday's program. Security personnel looks out at the crowd as U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer speaks on Tuesday. Hoyer gives a thumbs up. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic National Committee chairperson, opens Tuesday's program. The third-grade class from W.R. O'Dell Elementary School in Concord, North Carolina, recites the Pledge of Allegiance. Dr.

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Lorrie Rickman Jones of Chicago cries as she watches Tuesday's speakers. Law enforcement officers prepare to face off with protesters during a march outside the Charlotte Convention Center on Tuesday. People in the Wisconsin delegation area sit in front of a digital image of the Lincoln Memorial hours before the start of the convention on Tuesday. Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, laughs with stage manager

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David Cove during a walk-through on Tuesday. A worker checks the stage hours before the start of the convention on Tuesday. First lady Michelle Obama is interviewed before the start of the convention on Monday, September 3. Michelle Obama and actor and former Obama administration aide Kal Penn bump fists after a rehearsal for her speech on Monday. A man prays during a public prayer

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